This was a Nike ad from 2009, a race men vs. women. This ad states "One more thing for men to rule" which in my opinion is false. It shows he's wearing an athletic long sleeve and black shorts with blue stripes on the side. The background makes it look likes he's running fast, as well as the Nike Plus symbol on top. In the ad it looks like he's about to win a race, strong thighs showing and the determined look in his face to win. For men and women athletes it seems like there will always be a psychological battle for dominance, always one upping each other to see which gender is better than the other. An ad doesn't define whether a man or women is better than one another, no of it matters based on what gender you are. Men and women both can run just as fast, don't let an ad persuade you otherwise.

The Mask You Live In--Film Blog

It's very common to assume by a child's gender that they'll like certain toy's and color's but not always. Every child is unique, a child's gender shouldn't give you the assumption on how you think they should express themselves. In today's society it is more accepting with what a young child decides on, as in a favorite color, t.v. show, clothing or toy's. Ultimately you want your child to be who they want to be, whatever makes them happy should make you happy as well. As far back as I can remember every toy I had was pink and something with glitter. I don't think anyone ever told me which toys were appropriate for my gender, always receiving girly toy's seemed normal so from there on out I knew girls play with these toys and boys play with those toys. I never had the desire to play with boy's toy's when I was younger, I was into polly pocket and bratz doll. Being the older sister, my little sister pretty much followed in my footsteps. She wanted everything I had, even when we got older neither of us had the urge to play with boy toys.

Oh, the Places You'll go! By: Dr. Seuss

Sending a loved one into the world to see what life has to offer for them. Encountering all different kinds of unexpected wacky adventures along the way, making memories day by day. Letting your loved ones go follow their dreams and see, the places they'll go!

This book given to me the night of my senior sports awards along with a few scholarships, roughly two weeks before I graduated June of this year. My athletic trainer who will forever be a second mom to me took me under her wing freshman year when I decided I wanted to become a student athletic trainer. I worked along side her at every sporting event for the last four years, and soon was known as her "mini me". There's so many wonderful things she's taught me and somethings she's said that has shaped me into the woman I am today. She also wrote me a little message in the book that was very touching, out of all the books I've read this was the most meaningful and inspirational one to me.